Recommended daily intake= 20 mcg
- Mushrooms, white, raw (the only source)
Contain: 18 IU
%DV: 5 %
Deficiency symptoms
- lower respiratory tract infections
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27178217 - Fatigue
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26543719 - Obesity
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21206551 - low back pain
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26431139 - late-life depression
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26998791
Impaired wound healing
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27222384
Function:
- helps the body absorb calcium
- normal bone formation
- Prevent osteoporosis in adults or rickets in children.
https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002405.htm - Treatment of Parathyroid hormone deficiency
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780123919090500451 - Improvement of myocardial performance in patients with heart failure
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780128099636000845 - play role in shaping brain development and ongoing function
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780123819789100320
Overdose: more than 100 mcg
https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/VitaminD-HealthProfessional/#h8
Excess: stored in the body’s fatty tissue.
Type: Fat soluble vitamin
https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002405.htm
Side effects of hypervitaminosis D:
- Calcium deposits in soft tissues such as the heart and lungs
- Confusion and disorientation
- Damage to the kidneys
- Kidney stones
- Nausea, vomiting, constipation
- poor appetite, weakness, and weight loss
https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002405.htm